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African Nations Should Drop Debilitating Taxes and Tariffs on Medicines.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 21-NOV-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Failure to Compromise on Agricultural Subsidies in the WTO Gives African Nations Leadership Opportunity

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- With the failure of the European Union, specifically the French to greatly reduce their agricultural tariffs, the African Union has a rare moment to assert its commitment to the global trading system and the fight against pandemic diseases by abolishing taxes and tariffs on life-saving medicines and medical devices.

The impact of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis on the African continent is unmistakable. For years, Africa has...

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